Infantino faces FIFA rebels in Zurich after failed World Cup stake sale

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Gianni ⁠Infantino faces the football leaders who ⁠want him gone on Thursday in his first meeting with FIFA’s top brass since his plan to sell a stake in FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup, collapsed.Infantino has faced calls to resign from the leaders of three regional football confederations – UEFA (Europe), AFC (Asia) ⁠and CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean) – and their representatives will be present in Zurich for a FIFA Council meeting.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What led Manchester United’s Martinez to meltdown in Madrid – all to knowlist 2 of 4Man City’s appeal over 114 charges to be heard by January, regulator sayslist 3 of 4Football regulator says he’ll resign if political interference in City caselist 4 of 4Man City captain Dias defends celebrations after Liverpool winend of listThey will be joined by their counterparts from Africa, South America and Oceania.On the agenda will be a discussion of the failed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) scheme, which Infantino was forced to abandon ⁠within days of announcing it in July.Under the plan, Infantino proposed selling a minority stake in a FIFA commercial subsidiary to private investors,...

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